Cambodia & Vietnam Trip – Day 10
Breakfast this morning, the worst yet, American Breakfast, yeah right! It is mainly noodles and fish stuff. Brendan had an fried egg, though it looks like it was cooked in pan full of oil, David & I just had bread, fruit and Pineapple juice (the only juice they had). So much for variety! We have noticed it is almost impossible to get orange juice over here.
We’ve decided to have a relaxing day, as Brendan still has “the belly”. Went across to the beach, and paid 45,000VND for 3 beach chairs and a coconut umbrella right at the waters edge ( the sand is very hot!). Right away we have people all around us, trying to sell beaded jewellery, fruit, glasses etc. I bought some bracelets for Ann’s girls and myself 300,000VND for 12 complete sets, a set of postcards for 15,000VND and some banana/ mango/ coconut pastry bread things ( very nice – a bit like donuts )for 20,000VND.
David & I had a massage for 70,000VND each, but we didn’t enjoy it, it felt as though I was being pinched all the time, definitely wasn’t relaxing.
Brendan played in the water all the time, he had made friends with some Vietnamese children and they were having a ball. Definitely no language barrier with kids! Of course this was the first time we hadn’t lugged our cameras around. The little boy, who was about 8, though not much bigger than Brendan, was named Thom, his cousin who was here also was studying in Austria, and had brought is brothers, sisters & cousins to the beach before he flew back the next day
The boys played in a rubber tire, which we had also hired, all day. Much to Brendan’s, and the other kids, disappointment, we left the beach at 2:45pm and headed back to the hotel for a quick rest and clean up. Though too late to save Brendan from severe sun burn!
David has crashed on the bed, and Brendan is laying next to him, watching cartoons, I don’t think he is going to go to sleep. Soon we’ll venture out to have another look around and sample some food for tea
Water temperature 29.5degC & feels cool, still hot today, though not as muggy as yesterday.
Had tea at a small place called Little Italy, served Italian, French & Vietnamese foods, I had pasta, extremely big plates for 42,000VND, nice ladies
To bed early tonight, as we are all sunburnt and tired
